cylinder head

noun

(in a reciprocating engine or pump) a detachable plate or cover on the end opposite to that from which the piston rod or connecting rod projects.

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Origin of cylinder head

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby cylinder head

cylinder barrel, cylinder block, cylinder desk, cylinder front, cylinder glass, cylinder head, cylinder press, cylinder saw, cylinder seal, cylindraceous, cylindrical

Example sentences from the Web for cylinder head

During the night, we let our steam go down, to give the engineer an opportunity of screwing up the cylinder-head.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States|Raphael Semmes
We both worked swiftly as we talked, running down the nuts on the cylinder-head studs.
Fighting Byng|A. Stone

British Dictionary definitions for cylinder head

cylinder head

noun

the detachable metal casting that fits onto the top of a cylinder block. In an engine it contains part of the combustion chamber and in an overhead-valve four-stroke engine it houses the valves and their operating mechanismsSometimes shortened to: head

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